the eldest

noun

used in comparing the ages of people who are members of the same family
He's the eldest of her three brothers.

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Brady plays Leah, the eldest daughter of Laban. Denise Petski, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2025 Part of the problem seems to be that Swift’s lyrics focus more on how she is perceived by strangers on the internet than how she is perceived by family as the eldest daughter. Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 8 Oct. 2025 So thank you, Taylor, for being the big sister to all the eldest daughters out there. Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025 Eaton said the eldest child with the woman was about 9 and the youngest was just a baby. John Wisely, Freep.com, 3 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for the eldest

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“The eldest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20eldest. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.

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